Reading Fluency and Expression
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Objective
I can read a grade-level text with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Reading fluency means you can read a text smoothly, correctly, and with feeling, which helps you understand the message.
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The three important parts of reading fluency are accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression.
- 3
Expression in reading means using feeling and a proper tone of voice, including making your voice go up and down and pausing at punctuation.
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Practice
3 questions
What are the three important parts of reading fluency, as described in the passage?
Which part of reading fluency focuses on reading words correctly without making mistakes?
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Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Based on the reading passage, describe in your own words what each of the three important parts of reading fluency means: accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression.”
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